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With low carbohydrate dietary approach for both arms, the investigators will examine the effectiveness of 12-weeks intensive lifestyle intervention program provided in individual sessions in primary health care obesity clinic in Jeddah with aim to achieve 5% reduction of baseline weight for experimental participants in comparison with active comparator group (only one health education session).
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The study has two arms:
Active Comparator Arm:
Only health education. One session regarding diet restriction and physical activity with printed health education papers.
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Intensive lifestyle intervention Weekly individual session in obesity clinic (15 to 20 min.) for the first 4 weeks then one individual session in obesity clinic (10 to 20 min.) every two weeks (week 5 to week 12).
Total sessions in 12 weeks: 8 (including the final data collection visit).The components of the program: 1) Low carbohydrate (aim to achieve spontaneous reduction in calorie intake) 2) increased physical activity; 3) behavioral strategies to facilitate adherence to diet and activity prescriptions.
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140 participants in 2 patient groups
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